CRCritically Endangered
Withania chevalieri
Unknown
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Withania chevalieri faces severe population decline due to extensive habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development across its limited range in the Horn of Africa. Overgrazing by livestock has degraded remaining natural vegetation, while climate change-induced drought stress further threatens the species' survival in its already arid habitat.
Habitat
This species inhabits dry scrublands and semi-arid grasslands in the Horn of Africa, typically growing in rocky soils and degraded pastoral areas. It occurs at elevations between 500-1,500 meters in regions with irregular rainfall patterns.
Rocky areas· major
